Chapter Seventeen: Vital Energy

  Ye Chen could clearly sense the blood and gas in his body automatically healing wounds, repairing those broken meridians. However, the recovery speed was very slow because all over his body, the meridians were severed, and he couldn't withstand a large amount of blood and gas flowing through them. Only gentle nourishment like silk rain could slowly revive the vital energy, step by step, to repair it.

  He couldn't introspect, enduring such intense pain for so long, his mind was on the verge of collapse, and he couldn't focus his mind inwardly, but that feeling was crystal clear, the picture of blood and gas transforming into silk to nourish the fractured meridians was reflected in his mind like a mirror.

  "My body is indeed special, I originally thought that a large amount of spiritual energy from the chest seal was needed to gradually repair the meridians, but unexpectedly, blood and gas also have this effect." Being shocked by Shangguan Ziyuan's senior brother, Ye Chen's heart was filled with boundless resentment, but it made him understand another peculiar aspect of his body's blood and gas, a strong vitality that could automatically recover as long as he didn't suffer from fatal injuries.

  Nan'er thought Ye Chen was asleep, quietly guarding his bedside, staring at him dazedly and silently shedding tears.

  Ye Chen didn't fall asleep, he thought a lot, thinking of Shangguan Ziyuan's senior brother who had accelerated his spiritual power to his neck, and his neck seemed to have something lightly shaking for a moment. At that moment, Ye Chen felt a thread of terrifying power, and then Shangguan Ziyuan's senior brother, the strong man in 'Minghai Secret Realm', flew out, spitting blood heavily, suffering heavy injuries. At that time, from his eyes, Ye Chen saw a thread of horror.

  Ye Chen was unclear what exactly happened, what thing in his neck shook at the critical moment, severely injuring Shangguan Ziyuan's senior brother. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand, and could only temporarily put it out of his mind.

  Ye Chen finally couldn't hold on anymore and slowly fell asleep, just as the mark on his chest emitted a faint warmth, and then a thread of spiritual energy flowed into his body like a gentle stream in the mountains, flowing through every meridian in his body, repairing the broken meridians bit by bit along with his lifeblood.

  Not long after, Ye Yan brought many healing spiritual medicines, most of which were low-grade middle-quality spiritual medicines that specialized in treating internal injuries. Seeing Ye Chen fall asleep, he didn't stay for long and only instructed Nan'er on how to decoct these medicines before leaving.

  Ye Chen fell into a deep sleep this time, sleeping for half a month without waking up even once. At first, Nan'er was frightened, but seeing Ye Chen's chest rise and fall steadily, she put her mind at ease.

  During this time, Shangguan Ziyuan and her senior fellow disciple Shang Ye's powerful forced divorce and subsequent severe injury had spread throughout Lincheng. Ye Chen's severed meridians were also well-known to everyone. The various major families of Lincheng, as well as the City Lord's Manor, spent those few days repeatedly gathering information before drawing a conclusion.

  Shangguan Ziyuan and her senior fellow disciple were both inner courtyard disciples of Shen Cifu, a status that made the three major families and the City Master's Manor take in a cold breath. However, her senior fellow disciple was seriously injured and had to leave, and when he walked out of the Ye family gate, he was supported by Shangguan Ziyuan. This made the people from the three major families and the City Master's Manor think deeply about it, initially finding it hard to believe, but after repeated confirmation, they finally believed it.

  "It seems we don't need to take action against Ye Chen anymore, as he is now a complete waste of a person. However, he must have some powerful treasures on him, but we dare not touch them." Gu Yin said in a low voice while sitting on the wooden chair at the lower right side of the great hall of the Gu family.

  "Not bad, this treasure is enough to make our family surpass the other families in Lincheng and the city master's mansion. However, not long after the divine blessing, someone will definitely be sent to the Ye family. If anyone takes the treasure from Ye Chen's body, it would be ignoring the dignity of the divine blessing. At that time, the entire Lincheng may suffer, and their power is too great, if they want to investigate, who can hide it? In the main hall, a middle-aged man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and thick lips was sitting on a large red wooden chair, he was Gu De, the master of the Gu family."

  "We can't get it, and neither can the other few families. But the Ye family has also lost a potential threat to our existence. From now on, we don't have to worry about Ye Chen becoming powerful and taking action against us." Gu You smiled faintly.

  Lincheng Gou's house, Zhao's house, Duanmu's house, and the City Master's Mansion were all discussing the same thing on almost the same day. Ye Chen suddenly broke free from his crippled body, posing a huge threat to the three families and the City Master's Mansion. Now that Ye Chen's meridians are severed and his cultivation path is completely cut off, it has also let out a sigh of relief for several families and the City Master.

  Now, even if Ye Wen Tian's strength is unfathomable and he can suppress all their top masters, it would be useless. Ye Wen Tian has been away from home for many years and has no intention of expanding in Lin City. Ye Chen is crippled and there is no one who can obtain his true transmission. The relationship between Ye Wen Tian and the other brothers of the Ye family is not very good, so it is impossible for him to pass on his ultimate skills to the other legitimate disciples of the Ye family.

  The most important thing is that the Ye family has offended a powerful figure like Shen Cifu this time, so it can be predicted that the Ye family's doomsday is approaching, and at that time, the entire clan may be destroyed, and even Ye Wentian may not be able to escape this disaster.

  The three major families of Lincheng and the City Master's Mansion are all waiting for the Ye family to be destroyed, wanting to watch a good show. After God blesses them by destroying the Ye family, they will take action to divide up the Ye family's property.

  However, they all knew that the Divine Blessing Land was too far from Chu Land. Even with a cultivator's physical strength, it would take at least half a year to arrive. Shangguan Ziyu took his seriously injured senior brother and headed towards the Divine Blessing Land. It might take a very long time for them to reach their destination, but they were patient. As long as the news reached the Divine Blessing Land, it would be the time of the Ye family's downfall.

  Several people in charge of the Ye family were anxious, and during this time, after Ye Yan's repeated visits, they learned that Ye Chen's life was not in danger. Although Ye Xun and others slightly breathed a sigh of relief, they still couldn't eat or sleep well. A small family like theirs had offended the powerful God-given Blessing Sect, who wouldn't be terrified?

  Ye Xun was furious with Ye Chen, and had an urge to tear him apart with his own hands. However, he didn't dare do so, not only couldn't he harm Ye Chen but also had to use the spiritual medicine to heal his wounds, he couldn't let him die, otherwise he wouldn't be able to account for it when he met God in the future.

  All of this Ye Chen was unaware of, half a month passed, the meridians in Ye Chen's body recovered a lot under the nourishment of life blood and spiritual energy, so the broken meridians were completely connected, only the meridians still appeared weak, far from comparable to before.

  Ye Yan couldn't see the situation inside Ye Chen's body, and Nang Er naturally couldn't either. However, from his facial expression, she knew that his injuries had stabilized a lot. And Ye Yan wouldn't think that Ye Chen could automatically repair his meridians because this was something she had never heard of before.

  Ye Chen slowly woke up, having slept for half a month. His physical body and spirit had both recovered. The moment he opened his eyes, he felt the changes within himself. All over his body, the originally severed meridians had completely reconnected and regrown, but the newly grown meridians were extremely fragile and could not withstand large amounts of blood and gas circulation.

  The blood and gas circulated slightly, Ye Chen felt a slight stinging sensation, but he didn't stop, letting the blood and gas flow slowly throughout his body, it took more than ten cycles to gradually adapt.

  "The newly born meridians can only withstand one-tenth of the blood and gas, but this can speed up the recovery of the meridians..." Ye Chen muttered to himself, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he recalled the scene where his meridians were severed by Shangguan Ziyuan's senior brother.

  "Has the spiritual energy in the chest seal dried up?" Ye Chen sat up, stretching out his hand to gently stroke the front of his chest, feeling a weak flow of spiritual energy entering his body from within the seal, almost to the point of disappearing.

  "It seems that during this period of deep sleep, the spiritual energy in my memory has been constantly flowing into my body to help me repair the broken meridians. Now that the meridians have been reborn, they can withstand a small amount of spiritual energy nourishment. To recover as soon as possible, I must go to the depths of the back mountain to absorb spiritual energy."

  Ye Chen flipped over and got out of bed, having lain in bed for half a month. His whole body felt somewhat stiff, as if it had rusted, so he stretched his limbs and moved slightly before pushing open the door and walking out. He almost collided with Nang'er who was coming towards him.

  "Master..."

  Nan Er stood still, staring blankly at Ye Chen. The bowl of medicine for internal injuries in her hand fell to the ground with a loud crash, shattering into pieces. The medicinal soup splashed everywhere, but she didn't seem to notice.

  "Master, you can walk now, you're really better... waaahhh..."

  Nan'er was stunned for a few seconds before she suddenly threw herself into Ye Chen's arms, tightly hugging his waist and burying her face in his shoulder as she burst out crying loudly.

  "Nan'er don't cry." Ye Chen's face flashed with a hint of sympathy, and he patted Nan'er's shoulder, saying: "Didn't I tell you, I'll be fine in a while."

  "But Nann is worried about you." Nann lifted her head, let go of Ye Chen, wiped away her tears with her hand, and a smile bloomed on her face. "Young Master, can you continue to cultivate from now on?"

  "Uh-huh." Ye Chen nodded, reached out and gently scratched the tip of Nang's small nose, smiling: "Although my meridians have all been connected, but the newly grown meridians are still fragile, it will take some time to fully recover. How long did I sleep?"

  "Half a month," Nang said.

  Ye Yan had to deliver medicine every day, and today was no exception. She was holding the medicine and hadn't yet reached the small courtyard gate when she heard Nang'er and Ye Chen talking. She didn't pay much attention, thinking that Ye Chen had simply woken up.

  As she stepped into the small courtyard, she was stunned, just like Nang's previous performance.

  "Fourth brother... you!"

  Her eyes were wide with wonder, her small mouth agape. She saw Ye Chen stand up and even reach out to gently scratch Nan'er's nose. How could a person whose meridians were completely severed possibly move? Not only was standing not impossible, but it didn't seem to require any effort at all. Everything she was seeing completely overturned her understanding.

  "Yan Jie!" Ye Chen looked up to see Yan Yan standing at the entrance of the small courtyard, her face full of shock and her eyes filled with incredulity.

  The look of shock in Ye Yan's eyes gradually faded, replaced by excitement and relief. Ye Chen could walk and move, at least indicating that his meridians had been connected again. Although she didn't know if Ye Chen's meridians could still recover their former flexibility or whether he could cultivate in the future, at least he wouldn't have to spend the rest of his life bedridden and miserable.